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Lewis and Clark sent off on a journey to explore the new Louisiana territory. This gave people more knowledge on the land and even more reason to travel.
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The U.S. purchased the Louisiana Territory from France for 50 million francs. This nearly doubled the size of the U.S.. This gave travelers room and a reason to explore the new land of the United States.
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A route made for travelers to get through the new land. This gave people a better way to travel and made it easier to bring wagons and other big things.
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Andrew Jackson passed a law allowing the government to remove Indians from their land. This may have persuaded the westward expansion by possibly giving people a peace of mind while traveling or opening up land.
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Manifest Destiny was the belief that people were destined to explore farther west and settle. This is important because it is what motivated people to settle and explore farther west.
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James W Marshall discovered gold in a river in California. This persuaded people to travel west in hopes of finding gold and becoming rich.
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An act was passed allowing for production of railroads. This gave people a safer easier way to travel across the country.